3pls Supply Chain Integration

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Second, there is a significant difference in the level of investment among the group of firm integrated with 3PLs and group of firms did not integrate the 3PLs. The trends of varied 3PL selection criteria, 3PL performance evaluation criteria, and different relationship building activities displayed a higher level of importance in a group of firms that integrated 3PLs compared to a group of firms did not integrate with 3PLs. This has pointed out the importance of the combination of soft and hard factors such as relationship building, design, and implementation of 3PL performance evaluation dashboards and balanced scorecards that interacts with 3PLs

Third, the issue in this situation is not about the firms increased their 3PLs activities or not, it is the optimization that settles the right level and form of the firms’ performance. Also, the examination in backdrop environmental provides changes in solution over time. The right 3PL partner, monitoring 3PL’s performance over time, building hard and soft assets are the results for the group of firms integrated 3PL in form of affecting bottom line firm performance. The suggestion from business landscapes displayed a revisiting of the integration with 3PL overtime.

The results of the research response rate may have the defense from unwarranted generalization.

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Future researchers

The future research should provide a wide range of capability of 3PLs matters. Based on previously mentioned in limitations, the research suggests that future studies can move to strategic integration of firms with 3PLs in different regions and industry sectors. The processing of reverse and forward supply chains such as the return of goods and re-used packaging supplies is supposed to be interesting. Also the expansion of 3PLs activities related to air and sea transport, freight forwarding, or 3PL services.

Conclusion

The four-factor of 3PL selection criteria, 3PL performance evaluation criteria, information integration and relationship building are crucial to monitor the firms’ performance. The result of the result can strengthen capability to earn the full-scale integration to potential market in future. However, the practicing managers must be aware that the firm performance is significant and positively related to the effective information. Integration, relationship building, 3PL selection criteria and performance criteria. Moreover, the firms that integrated with 3PLs tend to emphasize more 3PL selection, performance evaluation and building relationship than firms do not integrate with 3PLs.

In conclusion, 3PLs is considered as an important part of integration efforts and appropriate actions to take action to ensure the effectiveness, contribution, and involvement.